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Published by Swany on 08 Sep 2010

China blacks out towns to hit energy goal

The Globe and Mail: “Chinese steel mills and mobile phone factories are being idled and thousands of homes in one area are doing without electricity as local governments order power cuts to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing.”

Published by Swany on 18 Jun 2009

Oil prices may create more local tourism

Georgia Straight: “If peak oil is the real deal, then many more of us will choose to become tourists in our own town.”